When Carroll Hospice’s Dove House opened in 2007, it was the first hospice general inpatient center in Carroll County, with enough space to care for eight patients whose symptoms required more care than could be given in their homes.
Month: March 2019
John Middleton, M.D., Joins as Full-Time Medical Director
When John Middleton, M.D., joined Carroll Hospice in November 2016, he split his time between guiding our mission and caring for his own patients at his Carroll County family medicine practice. Now, after 35 years as a primary care provider, Dr. Middleton is retiring from his practice to become Carroll Hospice’s first full-time medical director.
Hospice Care: A Road Map for the Family
Lee and Louna Primm have turned to Carroll Hospice during some of the toughest times in their lives.
Communication is Key
Once a patient or his or her family chooses Carroll Hospice for end-of-life care, the next step is to create a plan that allows for seamless collaboration among the interdisciplinary hospice team, the patient’s attending physician, the patient and the family, regardless of the care setting.